Audio guides

Want to make the most of your time in the National Gallery but no idea where to start? The National Gallery has a number of audio guides and tours available to help you explore the collection and make the most of your visit

The Collection Tour

Make up your own tour and choose at random from over 1,200 paintings on display, with access to over 50 hours of in-depth audio commentary.

The '60 Minute Tour'

This tour features the highlights on offer at the Gallery.  It is available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin) and Korean.

Sounds of the Gallery

Available from Friday 30 October
The sound pieces on this new tour have all been created in direct response to paintings in the collection. They allow an imaginative engagement with works and provide an opportunity for visitors to consider the ways in which painters suggest sound.

They include commissions from sound artists Jem Finer, Simon Fisher Turner, David Toop and Chris Watson, alongside the best work by students who have participated in a new Gallery project, Transcriptions: Sound.

Manet to Picasso

This is an in-depth audio trail into one of the most exciting periods in art history, from the Impressionist masterpieces of Monet and Renoir to iconic paintings from Van Gogh and Cezanne.

Art in the Making

Hear curators, scientific and conservation staff talking about the techniques used to create some of the masterpieces in the National Gallery Collection. Get beneath the surface of the paintings; find out what has been discovered using x-rays and modern scientific techniques.

Be Inspired

This trail features an eclectic mix of interviewees talking about National Gallery pictures that have inspired them to write, sculpt, paint and even cook.

Price

Adult: £3.50
Concessions: £3.00
Children under 12 free with a paying adult.

The audio guides and maps are available from the audio guide desks.